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...McCain's apparent victories in eight states - including the delegate treasure troves of California, New York and Missouri - gave the perennial underdog a novel air of inevitability. But the wins don't appear to be enough to knock Mitt Romney nor the surprisingly resurgent Mike Huckabee out of the race quite yet. More worrisome is that McCain's soft vote tallies in southern states and the Bible Belt, as well as in exit poll results of conservatives across the country, exposed a profound weakness with the party's base...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain: Frail with the Far Right | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

...this point Israel has to be wondering if Hamas is planning a real war, something along the lines of the 34-day war in 2006 between Israel and Hizballah. A Hamas official didn't put that suspicion to rest when he said that next time Hamas might knock a hole in the fence that separates Gaza from Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Coming Hamas-Israel War? | 2/5/2008 | See Source »

...what was supposed to be its best chance to knock off the two squads in years, the Harvard men’s basketball team (6-14, 1-3 Ivy) followed up its Friday night loss to the Quakers with a 68-54 loss at Princeton (5-12, 2-0 Ivy) on Saturday night...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Close Contest Escapes After Princeton Flurry | 2/4/2008 | See Source »

...campaigns past Los Angeles was a little more than an ATM stopover on the fund-raising circuit. But this year Obama is asking stars who support him to not only speak on his behalf, but to stuff mailers, make calls, knock on doors, install yard signs and act as precinct captains - pledging to lead hundreds of their friends and neighbors to the polls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Celebrity Army | 2/4/2008 | See Source »

...turn, wielding the hatchet in New Hampshire as he hacked away at the "fairy tale" that is Obama's candidacy and taking Hillary's place in South Carolina so she could focus on Super-Duper Tuesday contests. Some party elders were disturbed enough to tell him to knock it off. Some feminists wondered how satisfying it would be to see the first woman nominated being carried over the finish line by her husband. And Obama himself sounded at times like a man without hope, playing defense in the very game he had promised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaming Up | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

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